As next weekend draws closer, excitement has been building for those heading to Manchester, TN for Bonnaroo on June 8th-11th. Today, the festival announced that due to issues attaining a visa to enter the United States, British DJ Simon Posford, aka Shpongle has been forced to cancel his late-night Simon Posford Presents The Spongletron set on Saturday night from 1:30am – 3:00am. However, the festival has announced the replacement for the Saturday late-night slot, and they’re no slackers: That’s right, Umphrey’s McGee will return to the Bonnaroo late-night lineup where they’ve played several memorable shows in years past. The Saturday night “That Tent” set will be their first of two Bonnaroo sets this year, before they play their previously-scheduled “Which Stage” set on Sunday afternoon.
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Umphrey’s McGee is no stranger to Bonnaroo late-nights. The Chicago prog-jam stalwarts have delivered several memorable after-hours performances in their 9 years on the Farm to date, including their 2006 set featuring guest spots from Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner, Joe Russo, Tom Hamilton to their 2012 two-set late-night throw-down with Big Gigantic playing during set break.
You can watch footage of Umphrey’s performing a reggae version of Pink Floyd‘s “Breathe” from their 2012 Bonnaroo late-night below via YouTube user StereoPirateMusic:
[Cover Photo via Phierce Photo by Keith G.]